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SSC Examination
(Mock Test Series -3)
Time: - 1 Hour
Instructions to candidates: Each question carries one mark.
Negative marking @ 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.

Maximum Marks- 200

PART C: Quantitative Aptitude

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When a number is divided by 121, the remainder is 25. If the same number is divided
by 11, the remainder will be
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 25
In a division operation the divisor is 5 times the quotient and twice the remainder. If
the remainder is 15, then what is the dividend?
(a) 175
(b) 185
(c) 195
(d) 250
What is the difference between the biggest and the smallest fraction among 2/3, 3/4,
4/5 and 5/6?
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/12
(c) 1/20
(d) 1/30
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Simplify (999 - 998 ) % 10 x 100 + 3
(a) 29974
(b) 19973
(c) 18973
(d) 15997
8648 7652 = ? x 40
(a) 24.7
(b) 28.9
(c) 27.4
(d) None of these
27. 81 + 43.74 64. 37 =?
(a) 8.18
(b) 7.78
(c) 8.68
(d) 7.18
Three- fifth of the square of a certain number is 126.15. What is the number?
(a) 14.5
(b) 75.69
(c) 145
(d) 210.25
Find the least number which when it is a perfect square.
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 1
(d) 11
Find the ratio between LCM and HCF of 5, 15 and 20.
(a) 8: 1
(b) 14: 3
(c)12: 2
(d) 12: 1
The two numbers are in the ratio of 2: 3 and the product of their HCF and LCM is
33750, then sum of the number is
(a) 250
(b) 425
(c) 325
(d) 375
n+2
m
m
If 16 x 8
= 2 , 2 , then m is equal to
(a) n + 8
(b) 2n + 10
(c) 3n + 2
(d) 3n + 10
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If 64 % 4 = 64 , then the value of question mark (?) is
(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) 12
(d) None of these
If 50% of (x y) = 30% of (x + y), then what percent of x is y?
(a) 25% (b) 331/3% (c) 40%
(d) 400%
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14. The sum of 15% of a positive number and 20% of the same number is 126. What is
one- third of that number?
(a) 360
(b) 1080
(c) 120
(d) 40
15. Out of six consecutive natural numbers, if the sum of first three is 27, What is the sum
of the other three?
(a) 36
(b) 35
(c) 25
(d) 24
16. The sum of the square of two natural consecutive odd numbers is 394. The sum of the
numbers is
(a) 24
(b) 32
(c) 40
(d) 28
17. The height of six students of a class is recorded as 144 cm, 158 cm, 172 cm, 160 cm,
132 cm and 182 cm. What is the average height of all the students?
(a) 168 cm
(b) 148 cm
(c) 154 cm
(d) 158 cm
18. The average weight of 15 girls was recorded as 54 kg. If the weight of the teacher was
added, the average increased by 2 kg. What was the teachers weight?
(a) 75 kg
(b) 95 kg
(c) 78 kg
(d) 86 kg
19. From a container, full of pure milk, 20% is replaced by water and this process is
repeated three times. At the end of third operation, the quantity of pure milk reduces to
(a) 40.0%
(b) 50.0%
(c) 51.2%
(d) 58.8%
20. 4L of milk is drawn from a container full of milk and is then filled with water. This
operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of milk left in the
container and that of water is 16: 65. How much milk did the container hold initially?
(a) 24 L
(b) 12L
(c) 15 L
(d) 25 L
21. Two numbers are in the ratio 1: 11 If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio
becomes 2:3. The smaller number is
(a) 39
(b) 49
(c) 66
(d) 77
22. What must be added to each term of the ratio 7: 11, so as to make it equal to 3: 4?
(a) 8
(b) 7.5
(c) 6.5
(d) 5
23. A person sells two machines at Rs 396 each. On one he gains 10% and on the other he
losses 10%. Its profit or loss in the whole transaction is
(a) No gain, no loss (b) 1% loss (c) 1% profit
(d) 8% profit
24. If the percentage of profit calculate on selling price of an article is 20, percentage of
profit calculated on cost price will be
(a) 16%
(b) 24%
(c) 25%
(d) 28%
25. Arun invests Rs 10250 at 4% per annum simple interest to obtain a total amount of Rs
12710. For how many years did he invest the sum?
(a) 6 yr
(b) 8 yr
(c) 5 yr
(d) 4 yr
26. The simple interest on Rs 2000 for 7 months at 5 paise per rupee per month is
(a) Rs 700
(b) Rs 70
(c) Rs 350
(d) Rs 305
27. 40 men can complete a wall of 4m in 15 days. The number of men, required to prepare
a wall of same type whose height is 5m in 6 days, is
(a) 115
(b) 135
(c) 125
(d) 120
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28. A work can be completed by P and Q in 12 days, Q and R in 15 days, R and P in 20
days. In how many days P alone can finish the work?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 60
29. Two pipes can fill a tank in 2 h and 3 h, respectively. If both pipes are opened together,
then the tank will be filled in
(a) 5 h
(b) 1.20 h
(c) 1.12h
(d) 6h
30. If two pipes A and B can fill a tank is 28 and 42 min respectively. A third pipe can
empty it in 42 min. If all pipes are opened together, then time taken to fill the tank is
(a) 12 min
(b) 28 min
(c) 16.8 min
(d) 42 min
31. In a 100m race, Kamal defeats Bimal by 5s. If the speed of Kamal is 18 km/ h, then the
speed of Bimal is
(a) 15.4 km/h
(b) 14.5 km/h
(c) 14.4 km/h
(d) 14km/h
32. How much distance will a bus cover in 8 h, if it is moving with a uniform speed of 37
km/ h?
(a) 246 km
(b) 289 km
(c) 296 km
(d) 276 km
33. The speed of a train is four third the speed of a car which covers 3600 km in 75 h.
What is the speed of the train ?
(a) 48 km/ h
(b) 96 km/h
(c) 64 km/h (d) 36 km/h
34. Train A crosses a stationary train B in 50 s and a pole in 20 s with the same speed. The
length of the train A is 240 m. What is the length of the stationary train B?
(a) 360m
(b) 260m
(c) 300m
(d) cannot be determined
35. If the side of a square is increased by 30%, how much increase will take in its area?
(a) 60%
(b) 90%
(c) 45%
(d) 69%
36. A hall 20 m long and 15 m broad is surrounded by a verandah of uniform width of 2.5
m. The cost of flooring the verandah at Rs. 3.50 per sq m is
(a) Rs 500
(b) Rs 600
(c) Rs 700
(d) Rs 800
37. A wheel makes 10000 revolutions in covering a distance of 88 km. The diameter of the
wheel is
(a) 1.4 m
(b) 2.4 m
(c) 2.8 m
(d) 2.2m
38. A pair of a dice thrown, if 5 appears on atleast one of the dice, then the probability that
the sum is 10 or more is,
(a) 11/36
(b) 2/9
(c) 3/11
(d) 1/12
39. If birth to a male child and birth to a female child are equal probable, then what is the
probability that atleast one of the three children born to a couple is male ?
(a) 4/ 5
(b) 7/ 8
(c) 8/7
(d) 1/2
40. A circular wire of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides
are in the ratio of 6: 5. Find the 25% of the smaller side of the rectangle.
(a) 15m
(b) 18m
(c) 20m
(d) 19m
41. The length of a rope by which a buffalo must be tethered, so that she may be able to
graze a grassy area of 2464 sq m is
(a) 35m
(b) 27m
(c) 24m
(d) 28m
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42. How many meter of cloth 10m wide will be required to make a conical tent with base
radius of 14m and height is 48m ?
(a) 110m
(b) 55m
(c) 77m
(d) 220m
43. A well with 28m inside diameter is dug 8m deep. The earth taken out of it has been
evenly spread around it to a depth of 21m to form an embankment. Find the height of
the embankment.
(a) 215.4 m
(b) 218.8 m
(c) 213.3 m
(d) 220.7m
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44. The simplified value of ( Sec A Cos A) + ( Cosec A Sin A) (Cot A Tan A)2 is
(a) O
(b) 1/2
(c) 1
(d) 2
45. A kite is flown with a thread of 250m length. If the thread is assumed to be stretched
and makes an angle of 60 o with the horizontal, then the height of the kite above the
ground is (approx.)
(a) 216.25m
(b) 215.25m
(c) 212.25m (d) 210.25m
Directions (for Q. no. 46 50): Study the following tables and answer the questions.
Numbers of candidates appeared and qualified in a competitive examination from
different states over the years

State
M
N
P
Q
R

1997
App Qual
5200 720
7500 840
6400 780
8100 950
7800 870

1998
App
Qual
8500
980
9200 1050
8800 1020
9500 1240
7600
940

Year
1999
App
Qual
7400
850
8450
920
7800
890
8700
980
9800 1350

2000
App Qual
6800 775
9200 980
8750 1010
9700 1200
7600 945

2001
App
Qual
9500
1125
8800
1020
9750
1250
8950
995
7990
885

46. Total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in 1997 is
approximately what percentage of the total number of candidates qualified from all the
states together in 1998?
(a) 72%
(b) 77%
(c) 80%
(d) 83%
47. What is the average candidates who appeared from State Q during the given years?
(a) 8700
(b) 8760
(c) 8990
(d) 8920
48. In which of the given years the number of candidates appeared from State P has
maximum percentage of qualified candidates?
(a) 1197
(b) 1998
(c) 1999
(d) 2001
49. What is the percentage of candidates qualified from state N for all the years together,
over the candidates appeared from State N during all the years together?
(a) 12.36%
(b) 12.16%
(c) 11.47%
(d) 11.15%
50. The percentage of total number of qualified candidates to the total number of appeared
candidates among all the five states in 1999 is?
(a) 11.49%
(b) 11.84%
(c) 12.21%
(d) 12.57%
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PART B : ENGLISH
Directions: In question no. 51 to 55 you have a passage. Read the passage carefully and
choose the best answer to each question out of the alternative given below.
He saw nothing, he had no knife or sharp instrument, the grating of the window was of iron
and he had too often assured himself of its society. His furniture consisted of a bed, a chair, a
table, a pail and a jug. The bed had iron clamps, but they were screwed to the wall and it
would have required a screwdriver to take them off.
Dantes had but one resource which was to break the jug and with one of the sharp fragments
attack the wall. He let the jug fall upon the floor and it broke into pieces. He concealed two or
three of the sharpest fragments in his bed, leaving the rest on the floor. The breaking of the
jug was too natural an accident to excite suspicion and the next morning the galore went
grumbling to fetch another, without giving himself the trouble to remove the fragments.
Dantes heard joyfully the key grate in the lock as the guard departed.
51. Dantes was in
(a) A hostel (b) a dining room
(c) an army barracks (d) a dungeon
52. The guard left the fragments because he
(a) Didnt notice them
(b) wished to punish Dantes (c) was too lazy to
bother
(d) wanted Dantes to clear up
53. What is the meaning of Grating?
(a) Crater
(b) Grill
(c) Shrivel
(d) None of these
54. Dantes was planning to
(a) Challenge the guard
(b) call for breakfast (c) make his escape (d)
break the window
55. Dantes probably broke the jug
(a) During the dawn- break (b) during the night (c) after breakfast
(d)
at 3 pm sharp
Directions: (Q. no. 156 158) In the following questions four alternatives are given for the
Idioms / Phrases in bold mentioned in the sentences. Choose the one which best expresses the
meaning of the given Idioms / phrases
56. My uncle had a hair breadth escape in the road accident.
(a) An broad on hair
(b) losing a single string of hair
long escape
(d) a narrow escape
57. There was a dead lock in the meeting.
(a) Some dead body and lock and key
(b) The lock that has caught rust
(c) The lock that cannot be wakened
(d) A position in which no progress can be made
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(a) Read the blank space
(c )Read the folio

(b) Read the margin

(d) Try to find out the underlying idea

Directions: (Q. no. 59 67) In each of the following passages, there are blanks each of
which has been numbered as 1,2,3. These numbers are printed below the passage and
against each, some words are suggested, one of which fits in the blank appropriately. Find out
the appropriate words to complete the sentence.
Passage
Fundamentally, all human (1) possess combinations of fixed inherited traits. All
men possess the (2) highly developed nervous system, backbones, erect, posture, hair etc.
Therefore (3) among men arise only in (4) changes of this (5) pattern. Racial (6) represent
one of the finest distinctions and based on certain (7) differences. Two races may be (8) in
hair colour, in eye colour but (9) in stature while two others may be same in stature but
differ in the colour, of eyes and hair.
59. Choose the appropriate word that fits (1)
(a) Animal
(b) beings
(c) mind
(d) society
60. Choose the appropriate word that fits (2)
(a) Same
(b) large
(c) natural
(d) different
61. Choose the appropriate word that fits (3)
(a) Growth (b) sameness (c) substance (d) variations
62. Choose the appropriate word that fits (4)
(a) No
(b) large
(c) minor
(d) article
63. Choose the appropriate word that fits (5)
(a) Mad
(b) basic
(c) maddening
(d) fluctuating
64. Choose the appropriate word that fits (6)
(a) Hatred
(b) clashes
(c) tolerance (d) differences
65. Choose the appropriate word that fits (7)
(a) Neat
(b) minor
(c) massive (d) clear cut
66. Choose the appropriate word that fits (8)
(a) Alike
(b) different (c) beautiful (d) untouched
67. Choose the appropriate word that fits (9)
(a) Same
(b) tall
(c) close
(d) different
Directions: (Q. no. 68 70) In the questions given below, out of the four alternatives, choose
the one which can be substituted for the given word / sentences.
68. One who believes that everything is pre- destined
(a) Legend
(b) Arbitrator
(c) Fatalist
(d) Apostate
69. Life- history of a person written by another
(a) Biography
(b) Autobiography
(c) Cartography
Credentials
70. Egg laying animals that creep or crawl.

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(a) Chaperon

(b) Omnivorous

(c) Reptiles

(d) Rituals

Direction: (Q. no.71- 73) In the following questions, choose the word most similar in
meaning to the given word.
71. Provisional
(a) Casual
(b) Lucky
(c) Visible
(d) Temporary
72. Diligent
(a) Confident
(b) Hardworking
(c) Lazy
(d) Shy
73. Cordial
(a) Smooth
(b) Friendly (c) Sophisticated
(d) Reserved
Direction: (Q. no. 74 79) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by selecting the most
appropriate alternative from the four choices given under each sentences.
74. We are all very indignant .. the injustice done to him.
(a) For
(b) of
(c) to
(d) at
75. Herbert was . a poet of religion. He explain in his poems Gods ways to man.
(a) Out and out
(b) many
(c) part and parcel
(d) such
76. We were completely taken by the estate agent who turned out to be a crook.
(a) For
(b) on
(c) off
(d) in
77. The rocket . the target and did not cause any casualty.
(a) Sensed
(b) reached
(c) missed
(d) exploded
78. A foreign language or mathematics may call for three or more hours per class, at least
until you have mastered the
(a) Topic
(b) subject
(d) language
(d) fundamentals
79. Great .. depth is required to be a teacher of philosophy.
(a) Intelligent (b) intellectuals
(c) intellectual
(d) instructive
Direction: (Q. no. 80 84) Find out the part which has an error in the following sentences. If
there is no error, your answer is (d)
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.

He looks more depressed (a)/ than her but I dont (b)/ know the reason. (c) / No
error. (d)
The person which was (a)/ recommended for the position (b)/ did not fulfil the
prescribed qualification. (c)/ No error. (d)
Between you and I (a)/ he probably (b)/ wont come at all. (c) / No error. (d)
If all of you quarrel (a)/ among yourself we shall not (b) / be able to solve your
problems. (c)/ No error. (d)
They have invited Ramesh and I (a)/ to the function (b)/ to be held in the next
month. (c)/ No error. (d)

Direction: (Q. no. 85 -87) In the question given below,out of the four alternatives, choose
the one which is opposite in the meaning to the given word / sentences.
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85.

Lax
(a) Saltry
(b) Strict
(c) Shrill
Cynical
(a) Credulous
(b) Gallant
Rampant
(a) Furious
(b) Stylish

86.
87.

(d) Boring
(c) Brazen
(c) Restrained

(d) Tiresome
(d) Healthy

Direction: (Q. no. 88 -90) In the following question, some parts have been jumbled up. You
are required to rearrange these parts, which are labeled as P, Q, R and S, to construct the
correct sentence.
88.

89.

90.

Freedom, is of the restricted kind in the sense/ (P) the rich and the poor women /
(Q) that a wide gulf separate / (R) that a modern woman enjoys / (S).
(a) PSRQ
(b) SRQP
(c) RQPS
(d) SPRQ
Kapil, left in an aeroplane / (P) after reading a sailing magazine/ (Q) had decided/
(R) to build his own boat nine years earlier/ (S).
(a) QRSP
(b) SRQP
(c) RQPS
(d) SPRQ
When , it becomes an honour of a life time / (P) in recognition of their great
performance / (Q) illustrious personalities / (R) win an award / (S)
(a) RPQS
(b) PQRS
(c) QRSP
(d) RSQP

Direction :( Q.no.91 95) Fill up the blank space with correct word given in bracket:(91) My brother works in a (stationary / stationery) ship.
(92) My father gave me a .. ( piece, peace ) of advice.
(93) There was total .. (rout, root) for congress party in Delhi Assembly
election.
(94) Ravishankar is an . (eminet, imminent) sitarist.
(95) Your handwriting is (illegible, eligible)
Direction: (Q. no. 96 100) Out of the below mentioned 3 spellings one is correct, please
mark the correct one.
(96)
(97)
(98)
(99)
(100)

Occasion,
Accomodate,
Adress
Benefit
Illustration

Ocassion,
Acommodate,
Addres
Beneefit
Elustration

Occassion
Accommodate
Address
Benifit
Ilustration